Sandwich Guild

We at the exploratorium love guilds. There are guilds for artists and guilds for scientists and now there is a guild created especially for sandwich lovers. During the field trip off-season some of the explainers work at the Exploratorium summer camp. And as a rule, when working with kids for eight hours a day, [...]

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Paul D. flies a Hydra!

Remember that training we did with Paul D. where we made wonderful magical wands that could levitate bits of plastic and twine? Best training ever, in my opinion. Well, now there’s a video up on YouTube showing the whole world how amazing science can be!
I remember Paul saying that the electrostatic [...]

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CHIPS

I read this really interesting article in the New York Times this week about the way that the crunch of the potato chip affects the taste. Everyone always talks about the relationship between taste and smell, but we often neglect the connections between other senses. Also, how do you get involved in participating in a [...]

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Jurassic Park IV (the Review)

So last weekend I went down to Slims to check out the last performance of Dawn Riddle’s latest theatrical outing, Jurassic Park IV (the musical). The plot concerned the heroes from the first three movies traveling back to the dinosaur filled island to infect the giant lizards with a terrible disease.
The musical had amazing dance [...]

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